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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 910 (1924)

Orpheum Theatre
618 Hampshire Street
Quincy, IL

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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Notes

2014-06-24 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Stephen Maxwell, using information from this web site: http://www.theatreorgans.com/AU/opus/OPUSLIST/opus.asp?search_fd4=QUINCY&search_fd5=IL&search_fd6=USA&search_fd0=*&search_fd1=*&search_fd2=*&search_fd3=*&search_fd8=*&search_fd9=*&search_fd17=*&search_fd-1=*. -- The organ was located in the Orpheum Theater from 1924 until 1959. It was sold when the theater was demolished and relocated to a private residence in Rushville IL. It was featured on PBS' "Illinois Stories" in Oct 2013. -Database Manager

2018-01-06 - Information from *The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ - An Illustrated History* by David L. Junchen, comp. & ed. Jeff Weiller. The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005. Wurlitzer "B X - with Tibia Clausa. Factory date: September 24, 1924. -Database Manager


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